South Africa ; Western Cape, Province of the ; Cape Town, Public gardens, Company's Garden (Cape Town, South Africa), Historic gardens--South Africa--Cape Town

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Company's Garden, Cape Town, Western Cape. Layout plan produced by the City of Cape Town, City Engineer's Department. Landscape plan of the historic Company's Garden, located adjacent to the Parliamentary Precinct between Government Avenue and Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town. The plan indicates pathways, planting areas, existing buildings, structures and street. Copy of original hand drawing. This drawing was used for contextual information., Scale 1:500

The old Supreme Court at the top of Adderley Street, then housed in a building designed by Louis Michel Thibault and completed in 1679, and originally used to house the slaves of the Dutch East India Company. Converted to Government offices in 1811.

City landmark goes: all the super-structure of the pier has been demolished. Within the next few weeks nothing will remain of the city landmark. In the photograph, taken yesterday afternoon, the tower is seen falling into the sea.

Mr "Wally" Culley, 79, a veteran of World War I, was among the group of old soldiers of the Railways and Harbours Brigade who gathered at the Cape Town station yesterday, the 59th anniversary of the end of the war. A memorial service was held.